Geology of the National Parks

In this ongoing class, students will gather around for a virtual field trip through the United States National Parks to learn about the geologic history and understand the processes that created them. We will cover all 63 recognized National Parks in the NPS system in this course. Students will learn basic facts about the geography of the region and discover the geologic processes that drove the formation of each park. We will spend time identifying the features present and practice some map skills along our journey. We will discuss and understand things like national park stratigraphy, landforms, and animal and plant life, where applicable.

Class meetings are a mix of videos for a virtual travel experience, informative slides, and discussion between the teacher and students. The students will have opportunities to ask questions or share their own experiences from their adventures in these parks. 

Our course meetings will follow an alphabetical schedule for easy tracking for each learner. The listings are as follows: 

Week of June 2: Acadia National Park
Week of June 9: American Samoa National Park
Week of June 16: Arches National Park
Week of June 23: Badlands National Park
Week of July 7: Big Bend National Park
Week of July 14: Biscayne National Park
Week of July 21: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Week of July 28: Bryce Canyon National Park
Week of August 4: Canyonlands National Park
Week of August 11: Capitol Reef National Park
Week of August 18: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Week of August 25: Channel Islands National Park
Week of September 1: Congaree National Park
Week of September 8: Crater Lake National Park
Week of September 15: Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Week of September 22: Death Valley National Park
Week of September 29: Denali National Park
Week of October 6: Dry Tortugas National Park
Week of October 13: Everglades National Park
Week of October 20: Gates of the Arctic National Park
Wek of October 27: Gateway Arch National Park
Week of November 3: Glacier National Park
Week of November 10: Glacier Bay National Park
Week of November 17: Grand Canyon National Park
Week of December 1: Grand Teton National Park
Week of December 8: Great Basin National Park
Week of December 15: Great Sand Dunes National Park
Week of January 5: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Week of January 12: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Week of January 19: Haleakala National Park
Week of Week of January 26:Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Week of February 2: Hot Springs National Park
Week of February 9: Indiana Dunes National Park
Week of February 16: Isle Royale National Park
Week of February 23: Joshua Tree National Park
Week of March 2: Katmai National Park
Week of March 9: Kenai Fjords National Park
Week of March 16: Kings Canyon National Park
Week of March 23: Kobuk Valley National Park
Week of March 30: Lake Clark National Park
Week of April 6: Lassen Volcano National Park
Week of April 13: Mammoth Cave National Park
Week of April 20: Mesa Verde National Park
Week of April 27: Mount Rainier National Park
Week of May 4: New River Gorge National Park
Week of May 11: North Cascades National Park
Week of May 18: Olympic National Park
Week of May 25: Petrified National Park
Week of June 1: Pinnacles National Park
Week of June 8: Redwood National Park
Week of June 15: Rocky Mountain National Park
Week of June 22: Saguaro National Park
Week of June 29: Sequoia National Park
Week of July 6: Shenandoah National Park
Week of July 13: Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Week of July 20: Virgin Islands National Park
Week of July 27: Voyageurs National Park
Week of August 3: White Sands National Park
Week of August 10: Wind Cave National Park
Week of August 17: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Week of August 24: Yellowstone National Park
Week of August 31: Yosemite National Park
Week of September 7: Zion National Park

Classes will be supported in Nearpod. Parents and students are not required to have an account as I will screen share with the class. Students should have a dedicated 3 ring binder and some erasable colored pencils for this class.

I am looking forward to a fun and exciting adventure!